Nintendo announced the new Switch gaming device for release Oct. 8, a long-awaited $350 gadget that will succeed its popular console and likely catalyze a wave of new software and holiday-season sales. The new device marks the first hardware upgrade to the console originally released in 2017 for $299. The Kyoto-based games maker broke with convention when it introduced the Switch, a hybrid console capable of connecting to a TV at home as well as being used as an independent mobile device. Nintendo introduced a mobile-only Switch Lite in late 2019 as a more affordable $199 option. Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said in May that the Switch’s sales momentum is unprecedented in the company’s 131-year history.

Source: Hindustan Times July 06, 2021 14:48 UTC